Account Executive, Platforms (Grower)

What you'll do

As an Account Executive (Existing Business), you will create partnerships between Stripe and the most innovative and fastest-growing software platforms in the world by helping them to understand how Stripe's online commerce infrastructure can make payments a competitive advantage for their businesses.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage and cultivate a named account list while crafting comprehensive account plans aimed at winning and expanding business with upper middle market and enterprise companies.
• Build and sustain key relationships with C-level executives, ensuring the orchestration of appropriate executive touchpoints.
• Contribute to the development of our platform partnership strategy by establishing repeatable processes and scalable engagement models.
• Develop outbound strategies to create and nurture new business opportunities.
• Own the complete sales cycle, from lead generation to closing sales with upper middle market and enterprise clients.
• Coordinate and support the implementation of sold platforms and facilitate their effective utilization of Stripe products.
• Foster relationships with executive stakeholders at both new and existing clients.
• Collaborate with leaders across various functions (such as Engineering, Product, and Finance) to conduct complex product workshops and financial analyses.
• Lead and contribute to team initiatives aimed at developing and refining our sales process.
• Engage with Product and Engineering teams to shape and drive product strategy.

Who you are

You are an adept salesperson and relationship manager capable of engaging in business-level and technical conversations at multiple levels of the organization, including the CTO, COO, and CFO. You have experience working with Startup, SMB, and Mid-Market companies. You have an in-depth understanding of the buyer journey and can lead a complex, multi-party sale in a highly consultative manner.

• You are used to building value in competitive situations and enjoy working on products that require deep product understanding combined with technical knowledge.
• You are naturally analytical and enjoy digging into business models and helping customers quantify their investment decisions.
• You get excited about prospecting and are capable of independently leading a sales cycle from start to finish.

Finally, you enjoy building - you like to actively participate in the development of our sales process, the articulation of our value proposition, and the creation of key tools and assets.

Minimum Requirements

• A minimum of 3-6 years of sales or prospecting experience, ideally within a technology company, showcasing a consistent record of top performance.
• Directly manage and nurture a named account list and develop account plans for winning and expanding business with upper middle market and enterprise companies.
• Build and maintain key relationships with C-level executives while orchestrating the right executive touch points as well.
• Contribute to shaping our platform partnership strategy and building repeatable processes and scaled engagement models.
• Develop outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities.
• Own the full sales cycle from lead to close for upper middle market and enterprise companies.
• Develop relationships with executive stakeholders at new and existing clients.
• Work with company leaders from multiple functions (e.g., Engineering, Product, and Finance) to lead complex product workshops and financial analyses.
• Lead and contribute to team projects to develop and refine our sales process.
• Engage with Product and Engineering teams to help drive product strategy.